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Police arrest two in connection with an armed robbery

By Melinda Harrell
Published in News on July 4, 2017 1:01 PM

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Rodney Atkinson

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Adreanna Lewis

Goldsboro police arrested two people in connection with an armed robbery only a day after the incident was reported.

Adreanna Lewis, 28, 3115 Grantham School Road, Mount Olive, and Rodney Atkinson, 26, 317 Hollowell Ave., were charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon after the Goldsboro Police Department Investigative Services Bureau conducted an investigation into the incident, according to a press release.

On Wednesday, officers with the B shift responded to an armed robbery call to in 400 block of Denmark Street, according to the release.

The release said the victim of the robbery was going to meet a friend in the area when he was robbed at gunpoint by a man.

The following day Lewis and Atkinson were arrested by the D shift without incident.

Lewis was given a $50,000 secured bond, and Atkinson was given a $100,000 secured bond.